Bountiful doctor accused in child sex abuse, porn cases waives preliminary hearing

FARMINGTON — A Bountiful doctor accused of sexually abusing two young girls and viewing child pornography appeared in court Friday to waive a preliminary hearing.Nathan Clark Ward, 56, faces 11 felony charges in 2nd District Court, including sodomy on a child, aggravated sex abuse of a child and forcible sodomy, forcible sex abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor.Now that Ward has waived a preliminary hearing, where prosecutors would have been required to present evidence supporting the